Niko Mykkaenen Puts Alon Tal to the Test

With 16,500 in the middle on a monotone flop of , Alon Tal check-calls a bet of 5,000 from Niko Mykkaenen.

The turn is the and Tal checks his big blind again. From early position, Mykkaenen bets 30,000, covering Tal’s remaining 29,000 chips.

Tal opts to fold and pick a better spot to get his last nine big blinds in.

Niko Mykkaenen – 170,000 (56 bb)
Alon Tal – 29,000 (9 bb)